Ⅰ. Word explanation
1. conceivable
A. reasonable
B. imaginable
C. considerable
D. credible
2. din
A. muted noise
B. loud distinct noise
C. tinkling sound
D. continuous, confusing noise
3. penetrate
A. make a round about way into
B. force a way into
C. get into easily
D. dash into
4. deaden
A. to die
B. of, or related to death
C. to lessen
D. no longer alive
5. sepulchral
A. overwhelmed
B. pleasant
C. picturesque
D. grave-like
6. persecution
A. cruel treatment
B. bringing a case to the law court
C. violation of one's right
D. unfairness
7. preliminary
A. previous
B. prospective
C. would-be
D. preparatory
8. burnished
A. polish
B. smooth and shiny
C. having been burned
D. something made of copper
9. delicate
A. complicated
B. fine and fragile
C. beautiful and intricate
D. tiny and easily broken
10. girder
A. an I-shaped iron beam
B. closely organized association
C. ancient trade union
D. a tree trunk
11. particular
A. partly
B. generally
C. special
D. participant
12. extend
A. stretch out
B. intent
C. intend
D. trend
13. purchase
A. perch
B. chase
C. buy
D. pay
14. bargain
A. negotiate
B. barge
C. boat
D. gain
15. peculiarity
A. particular
B. characteristic
C. specific
D. species
16. customer
A. custom
B. tradition
C. convention
D. purchaser
17. deprive
A. depict
B. take away
C. rub
D. rob
18. distinct
A. distinguish
B. distance
C. clear
D. distract
19. engrave
A. cut
B. tomb
C. gloom
D. grave
20. humble
A. hunch
B. hump
C. respect
D. lowly
Hiroshima---the “Liveliest City in
Japan”
Ⅰ. Word explanation
1. elderly
A. olderly
B. mid-age
C. approaching mid-age
D. past mid-age
2.facade
A. the wall of a building
B. the front of a building
C. in front of a building
D.the wall in front of a building
3. ignorance
A. disregard
B. pretend not to see
C. lack of knowledge
D. neglect
4. demolish
A. decrease
B. . erect
C. tear down
D. set aside
5. inhibit
A. live
B. dwell
C. suppress
D. unlock
6. barge
A. a kind of cloth
B. a kind of clothing
C. a colour
D. a boat
7. scar
A. a wound
B. a hidden wound
C. a mark on the skin
D. a mark of damage
8. commit
A. to do
B. to commission
C. to trust
D. to place an order
9. preserve
A. to keep from dangerB. . to serve in advance
C. . to save
D. . to reserve
10. consist of
A. be composed of
B. be composed of
C. contain
D. include
11. lump
A. lamp
B. mass
C. limp
D. lung
12. gratitude
A. appreciation
B. thankfulness
C.gratefulness
D.all the above
13. halt
A. stop
B. prevent
C. salute
D. alter
14. destination
A. destiny
B. desperate
C. goal
D. doom
15. sketch
A. stretch
B. skeptic
C. scratch
D. draw
Lesson 3 Ships in the Desert
Ⅰ. Choose the best words to complete the sentences.
1. This thought _______ their objections.
A. underlied
B. processed
C. scattered
D. slipped
2. She wore a dress that _______ her stomach.
A. pointed
B. revealed
C. burned
D. chart
3. The boiling water _______ the glass.
A. crashed
B. stretched
C. changed
D. cracked
4. The patient showed signs of
________.
A. distress
B. layers
C. atmosphere
D. slab
5. The trade union _______a new
contract with the owner.
A. monitored
B. absorbed
C. negotiated
D. comprehend
6. The bank required collateral to
_______ the loan agreement.
A. adjust
B. ecure
C. reserved
D. shimmered
7. The film will soon be _______.
A. threatened
B. understood
C. released
D. shimmered
8. The noise outside _______ my
attention.
A. distracts
B. transforms
C. resists
D. changes
9. The amount of rain _______ the
growth of crops.
A. influenced
B. effected
C. affected
D. impacted
10. He _______ several important
changes.
A. emerged
B. submerged
C. restrained
D. effected
11. Scientists _______ that there is no
animal life on the Mars.
A. present
B. assume
C. assess
D. require
12. This is a fact even our enemies
have to _______.
A. hold
B. leapfrog
C. complicate
D. acknowledge
13. He tried to _______ his anger.
A. disarm
B. restrain
C. pose
D. include
14. I have got _______ in the quarrel
between Tom and Jack.
A. involved
B. inspired
C. concluded
D. accomplished
15. An airliner _______ west of the
city last night.
A. arose
B. landed
C. crashed
D. dropped
16. I saw a clearly __ shape outside the
window in a flash of light.
A. developed
B. accelerated
C. viewed
D. defined
17. The milk __ over the table.
A. distributed
B. reshaped
C. lasted
D. spilled
18. Can't you guess the meaning of the
word from the _______?
A. environment
B. atmosphere
C. context
D. relationship
19. The children were thin and badly
in need of ________.
A. precedents
B. sustenance
C. species
D. regulation
20. This microscope has a ________ of
eight.A. magnification
B. acceleration
C. transformation
D. collision
Lesson 5 Speech on Hitler’s Invasion of the U.S.S.R
Ⅰ. Word explanation
1. conviction
A. convention
B. well established fact
C. the state of being convinced
D. certainly
2. consult
A. advice
B. suggest
C. look up
D. go to a person
3. private
A. person
B. one's own
C. previous
D. preserve
4. count on
A. depend on
B. expect
C. take into account
D. all of
5. enlist
A. win over
B. attractive
C. obtain
D. both A and C
6. means
A. unkind
B. to represent
C. average
D. method
7. onslaught
A. invasion
B. aggression
C. fierce attack
D. annexation
8. cataract
A. cataclysm
B. waterfall
C. disaster
D. flood
9. prey
A. sth. killed
B. speak to God
C. please
D. enemy
10. ally
A. join or unite
B. without the company of others
C. the centre of sth.
D. volunteer
11. fortify
A. multiply by forty
B. strengthen
C. a stronghold
D. fortress
12. doom
A. grave
B. sepulchral
C. terrible fate
D. barge
13. prelude
A. introductory movement
B. to lure in advance
C. tyrant
D. steadfast
14. intervene
A. invade
B. aggression
C. intermezzo
D. interfere
15. ferocious
A. brutishly violent
B. attacking on purpose
C. benign situation
D. obedient
16. presently
A. right away
B. now
C. deliver
D. gift
17. portion
A. pork
B. part
C. port
D. proper
18. horde
A. class
B. squad
C. company
D. throng
19. primordial
A. prime
B. introductory
C. primitive
D. element
20. smart
A. painful
B. wisdom
C. foe
D. folly
21. vestige
A. trace
B. vest
C. invest
D. privilege
22. resolve
A. solve
B. settle
C. revolve
D. determine
23. accomplish
A. accompany
B. achieve
C. compliment
D. complement
24. distinction
A. distinct
B. distinguished
C. difference
D. instinct
25. rescue
A. recover
B. queue
C. obscure
D. obscure
Lesson 6 Blackmail
Ⅰ. Word explanation
1. cryptic
A. hidden
B. strange
C. mystery
D. sacred
2. errand
A. task
B. a trip to get sth.
C. a written message
D. a piece of business
3. offensive
A. attract
B. aggression
C. interveningD. onslaught
4. swift
A. quick
B. smooth
C. timely
D. swept
5. abrupt
A. sudden
B. erect
C. erupt
D. corrupt
6. blandness
A. frankness
B. mildness
C. polite
D. blank
7. swinging
A. full of life
B. move back and forth
C. turn around
D. turn out
8. hunch
A. doubt
B. double
C. suspect
D. intuitive feeling
9. poise
A. self-assurance
B. poison
C. direct attention
D. pointless
10. discreet
A. secret
B. hidden
C. careful
D. volunteer
11. inevitable
A. certain
B. not to prevent
C. not to avoid
D. evident
12. adept
A. adapt
B. adopt
C. add
D. expert
13. rivet
A. attach
B. tie down
C. fasten firmly
D. hammer
14. abundant
A. absolute
B. complete
C. profuse
D. thorough
15. respite
A. postponement
B. respect
C. in spite of
D. despite
16. spacious
A. special
B. large
C. magnificent
D. glorious
17. appoint
A. point to
B. name
C. important
D. furnish
18. apparent
A. appearing
B. parental
C. disappear
D. evident
19. reproving
A. understanding
B. comforting
C. blaming
D. approve
20. essential
A. sensitive
B. sentimental
C. fundamental
D. primordial
Lesson 7 The Age of Miracle Chips
Ⅰ. Word explanation
1. miracle
A. wonder
B. myth
C. misery
D. strangeness
2. rug
A. old cloth
B. blanket
C. woollen mat
D. rag
3. abundant
A. abandon
B. plentiful
C. large
D. much
4. inert
A. idle
B. unattractive
C. active
D. inner
5. fleck
A. spot
B. flicker
C. remark
D. drop
6. means
A. monstrous
B. clumsy
C. ugly
D. loose
7. immense
A. enormous
B. infinite
C. definite
D. endless
8. drudgery
A. toil
B. hardship
C. agony
D. affliction
9. execution
A. exertion
B. performance
C. exploitation
D. extraction
10. boost
A. boots
B. height
C. increase
D. tighten
11. ingredient
A. mixture
B. particle
C. blend
D. component
12. fantasy
A. reverie
B. legend
C. nightmare
D. imagination13. swing
A. lurch
B. sway
C. sweep
D. drift
14. transaction
A. interaction
B. business deal
C. bargain
D. transformation
15. burglar
A. thief
B. rubber
C. robot
D. stealth
16. affect
A. influence
B. plan
C. conclude
D. undertake
17. domestic
A. of the house
B. of one's own country
C. of some particular country
D. all the above
18. propel
A. push forward
B. compare
C. suppose
D. move backward
19. hassled
A. puzzled
B. bothered
C. bored
D. skilled
20. cozy
A. hard and rough
B. cold and inert
C. warm and comfortable
D. pleasant and busy
21. array
A. a particular way
B. a long list
C. a small amount
D. a large number
22. groovy
A. gloomy
B. sad
C. satisfying
D. unpleasant 23. option
A. opportunity
B. choice
C. application
D. favoured
24. harass
A. frighten
B. wear on
C. exhaust
D. draw out
25. ken
A. mixture of substance
B. range of knowledge
C. distance
D. family
Ⅲ. Word explanation: （20%）
1. miracle
a. wonder
b. myth
c. misery
d. strangeness
2. rug
a. old cloth
b. blanket
c. woollen mat
d. rag
3. abundant
a. abandon
b. plentiful
c. large
d. much
4. inert
a. idle
b. unattractive
c. active
d. inner
5. fleck
a. spot
b. flicker
c. remark
d. drop
6. hulking
a. monstrous
b. clumsy
c. ugly
d. loose
7. immense
a. enormous
b. infinite
c. definite
d. endless
8. drudgery
a. toil
b. hardship
c. agony
d. affliction
9. execution
a. exertion
b. performance
c. exploitation
d. extraction
10. boost
a. boots
b. height
c. increase
d. tighten
11. ingredient
a. mixture
b. particle
c. blend
d. component
12. fantasy
a. reverie
b. legend
c. nightmare
d. imagination
13. swing
a. lurch
b. sway
c. sweep
d. drift
14. transaction
a. interaction
b. business deal
c. bargain
d. transformation
15. burglar
a. thief
b. rubber
c. robot
d. stealth
16. affect
a. influence
b. plan
c. conclude
d. undertake
17. domestic
a. of the house
b. of one's own countryc. of some particular country
d. all the above
18. propel
a. push forward
b. compare
c. suppose
d. move backward
19. hassled
a. puzzled
b. bothered
c. bored
d. skilled
20. cozy
a. hard and rough
b. cold and inert
c. warm and comfortable
d. pleasant and busy
21. array
a. a particular way
b. a long list
c. a small amount
d. a large number
22. groovy
a. gloomy
b. sad
c. satisfying
d. unpleasant
23. option
a. opportunity
b. choice
c. application
d. favoured
24. harass
a. frighten
b. wear on
c. exhaust
d. draw out
25. ken
a. mixture of substance
b. range of knowledge
c. distance
d. family
26. cryptic
a. hidden
b. strange
c. mystery
d. sacred
27. errand
a. task
b. a trip to get sth
c. a written message
d. a piece of business
28. offensive
a. attract
b. aggression
c. intervening
d. onslaught
29. swift
a. quick
b. smooth
c. timely
d. swept
30. abrupt
a. sudden
b. erect
c. erupt
d. corrupt
31. blandness
a. sudden
b. erect
c. erupt
d. blank
32. swinging
a. full of life
b. move back and forth
c. turn around
d. turn out
33. hunch
a. doubt
b. double
c. suspect
d. intuitive feeling
34. poise
a. self-assurance
b. poison
c. direct attention
d. pointless
35. discreet
a. secret
b. hidden
c. careful
d. casual
36. inevitable
a. certain
b. not to prevent
c. not to avoid
d. evident
37. adept
a. adapt
b. adopt
c. add
d. expert
38. rivet
a. attach
b. tie down
c. fasten firmly
d. hammer
39. abundant
a. absolute
b. complete
c. profuse
d. thorough
40. respite
a. postponement
b. respect
c. in spite of
d. despite
Ⅰ. I. Word explanation
1. merchant
A. mercenary
B. mechanic
C. goods
D. trader
2. balance
A. equality
B. quantity
C. parallel
D. blandness
3. peril
A. perimeter
B. hazard
C. panorama
D. Paralysis
4. bloc
A. league
B. lump
C. restriction
D. square
5. carve
A. cavern
B. tavern
C. engrave
D. intersect
6. undercut
A. undercharge
B. underprice
C. undersell
D. all the above
7. grant
A. certainty
B. presentation
C. subsidiary
D. scholarship
8. concession
A. assent
B. constriction
C. assertion
D. confession
9. sophisticated
A. delicate
B. intricate
C. dandified
D. dignified
10. killing
A. easy prey
B. big sacrifice
C. large profit
D. ruthless slaughter
11. charter
A. map
B. authorization
C. hiring
D. b and c
12. moth
A. home remedy
B. buggy
C. fly-like animal
D. chemical
13. bulk
A. mass
B. trunk
C. clumsiness
D. loose
14. doldrums
A. parts of the ocean
B. state of being uncertain
C. areas near the North Pole
D. highly risky situation
15. tactic
A. tackle
B. expedient
C. strategy
D. policy
16. ratify
A. validate
B. verdict
C. verbosity
D. vacillate 17. line
A. train
B. ship
C. company
D. plane
18. dodgy
A. docile
B. chancy
C. dogged
D. dogmatic
19. supple
A. rich colours
B. flexible
C. purple
D. support
20. preface
A. surface
B. surface anticipation
C. front
D. introduction
21. deferential
A. respectful
B. scornful
C. differential
D. indifferent
22. adolescent
A. adult
B. chap
C. folk
D. juvenile
23. despise
A. dislike
B. dismiss
C. depress
D. defer
24. disperse
A. discreet
B. dispatch
C. disappear
D. scatter
25. arid
A. wet
B. barren
C. fertile
D. abandoned
26. glutton
A. excessive
B. admirable
C. greedy
D. glorious
27. austere
A. serious
B. agony
C. dignified
D. straight
28. intermittent
A. internal
B. interminable
C. constant
D. occasional
29. nurture
A. concern
B. cultivate
C. plant
D. gather
30. divert
A. attract
B. change
C. entertain
D. b and c
31. exhilarate
A. excite
B. resent
C. challenge
D. provoke
32. cram
A. pack
B. empty
C. crash
D. collapse
33. malice
A. good desire
B. loyalty
C. ill will
D. ill treatment
34. dismissive
A. empty
B. contemptuous
C. longing
D. rebellious
35. bluff
A. breath
B. river
C. obstacle
D. cliff
36. reef
A. foreground
B. ridge of rock
C. small hill
D. high wave37. beacon
A. fire
B. rock on the beach
C. platform
D. food
38. recess
A. corner
B. vacation
C. alcove
D. all the above
39. lore
A. chore
B. affection
C. knowledge
D. demand
40. appropriate
A. possess
B. suitably
C. enjoyable
D. admirable
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